Liquid-soap server



H. P. UPHAM.

LIQUID SOAP SERVER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10, 1920,

1,412,42 Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

I He nryPW m j By OII'IGY.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY P. UPHAM, OF MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS.

LIQUID-SOAP SERVER.

Application filed January 10, 1920.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HENRY P. UJPHAM, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Malden, in the county of MiddleseX and Commonwealth of Ma ssachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid-Soap Servers, for which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to that form of delivery devices for liquid soap and the like, wherein a suitable receptacle for the liquid is provided with a hand-operated means for delivering into the hand of the user a speci fied amount thereof. The object of this invention is the construction of a liquid serving device wherein the receptacle, the receptacle supporting means and the delivery instrumentality shall be of maximum cheapness to manufacture, and yet neat and attractive in appearance.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Fig. 1 is a side sectional elevation of a soap serving means embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a portion of my preferred supporting means. Fig. 3 is a face view of a part of the supporting means.

As shown in Fig. 1, the receptacle 1 is preferably cylindrical in form, being composed of sheet metal coated with white enamel for the sake of attractiveness in appearance. The top 2 of this receptacle is centrally raised and provided with a filling mouth 3, the cap 4 therefor being made of a larger interior diameter having a plurality of inward projections 5 fitting the mouth 3 friction tight. These projections serve both to firmly retain the cap in place, and at the same time to provide entrance for air to enter the receptacle.

The delivery device comprises a plunger 6 loosely slidable through an opening 7 in the floor 9 of the chamberlO. This opening is formed with an upwardly pro ecting flange l1 betwen which and the chamber wall is located a washer 12. On the plunger 6 is fastened an inverted cup 13 whose edge 14 is elastically pressed into liquid-tight engagement with the washer 12 by a helical spring 15 located on the plunger between the cup 13 and a partition-floor 16. The latter having a smallhole 17 for ensuring the descent of the liquid soap into the chamber 10.

Vhen the plunger 6 is pressed upward, as

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

Serial No. 350,497.

by the application of the palm of the users hand thereto, soap will descend past the plunger through the unoccupied space of the hole 7 into the hand.

For the support of this receptacle, a bracket is provided preferably composed of sheet metal and comprising an upright 20 having a hook 21 at its upper end for engaging a flange 25 at the upper edge of the receptacle, and an arm 22 at its lower end. Below this arm is a clamping member 23 having both ends turned up, the end 24; being adapted for engagement with the flange 25 at the lower end of the receptacle. The end 26 is formed with a shoulder 27, and between said ends is a hole for the reception of a screw 29 disposed for engaging an internally threaded hole 30 in the arm 22. By tightening this screw 29, the end 24 of the clamping member 23 and the hook 21 of the upright 20 are made tightly to rip the re ceptacle 1 between them and so hold it fast. The upright 20 is preferably made concave on its surface adjacent the receptacle so as better to fit the same and to conceal the seam made in the manufacture of the same.

The base 30 of the bracket is provided with holes 31 through which to introduce fastening screws 32, and a pocket 33 having a slot 34 through the disk 30 immediately above the pocket. The arm 22 is formed with a foot 36 which is introduced through the slot 3 1 and then seated in the pocket 33 and fastened permanently therein by spotwelding. This gives both a firm and secure fastening, and a neat looking one as well.

From the upper part of the disc 30 a brace 3'7 extends to the upright 20, each end of the brace having a hand 39 fastened to the part t-hereat by spot-welding.

After the parts have thus been put together they are preferably sprayed with white enamel and thereby made to look very clean and attractive in appearance.

lVhenever it is desired to remove the receptacle 1 for refilling, washing or other purposes, all that is needed to be done is to turn the screw 29sufliciently to permit the disengagement of the hook 24 from the lower flange of the receptacle.

WVhat I claim is:

1. A supporting bracket for a body having projecting rims at its top and bottom, comprising an upright having at one end a hook engaging one" of said rims and an arm at its other end, a clamping member having at one end a hook engaging the other rim of said receptacle, its other end engaging said arm, and a screw passing through said clamping member and tapped into said arm.

2. A supporting bracket for a body having projecting rims at its top and bottom, consisting of an upright having a hook at its upper end engaging a rim of said 'receptacle and having an arm projecting from its lower end, said arm having a transverse slot and a threaded hole,

HENRY P; UPI-1AM. 

